Put the kibosh on those rumors — now swirling in the Capitol — that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning to cancel his planned public swearing-in and inaugural speech Friday because of his recuperation from surgery and a broken leg 11 days ago.

Not true: Schwarzenegger is flying to Sacramento either tonight or tomorrow morning — and is determined to carry out those very high profile public events, including a speech which touts the importance of cooperation among political leaders, sources say.

His recovery is no small matter, and the situation is described as “fluid” — doctors are monitoring — but his public schedule remains solid, we’re told.

UPDATE:

First Lady Maria Shriver — headlining the big pre-inaugural “green” event on behalf of her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is getting over surgery and the bad break of a broken thigh bone — asked Californians to “say a big prayer for his recovery” today.

Shriver said the California governor is doing “better” after the skiing accident 11 days ago which has had him sidelined and in bed with an elevated leg.

But asked if he’ll be dancing with her at Friday’s inaugural gala, the First Lady shook her head and gave a definitive “no.”

Shriver — wearing a green leather jacket, jeans and silver-tipped cowboy boots — even gave a small preview of the governor’s inaugural speech, saying that at the start of his second term, “Republicans, Democrats, Green and independents have come together to celebrate (Arnold’s) vision.”

And that’s because, she said, he “really believes in the way we conduct our politics … the way the get health care for everybody.”